Which member of Alpha Flight should join New Avengers? [Archive]

Cayman

06-10-2005, 04:27 PM

Alpha Flight hasn't graduated a lot of members to the Avengers so far. Which member of Alpha Flight would be the best fit for the team?

Cay

Jake V

06-10-2005, 04:28 PM

none of the above. I hate Alpha Flight.

OK, maybe Puck. Because midgets are funny.

Rio_de_Janeiro

06-10-2005, 04:34 PM

they need magic. real magic.

The Fury

06-10-2005, 04:39 PM

From above, and as Rio said, they need magic so I'll say Shaman.

But if you want a really good choice, looking at the cast of New Avengers, or more closely Luke Cage, and then choose one Alpha Flight member, or 'Beta' Flight member, that could create a nice connection.

So, I'd go for Persuasion, daughter of Purple Man. :D

Cayman

06-10-2005, 04:48 PM

Cayman

06-10-2005, 05:03 PM

I would've picked Puck if Hawkeye was in the line-up. For some reason, I can see them pal-ling around.

Cay

Atom_basher

06-10-2005, 05:55 PM

I voted for Diamond lil

Beast

06-10-2005, 06:01 PM

Sasquatch, to take the 'Furry' role that Beast used to fill. :D

XPac

06-10-2005, 08:18 PM

SInce Bendis is writing the Avengers, and since he (and a lot of writers apparently) are using Purple Man a lot these days, Persuasion is definately an interesting choice. There's already a lot of built in drama for her character.

Aside from her, Northstar is kind of an interesting character. He'd be cool, though they might as well use Quicksilver since they're both very similiar both in powers and personality.

I've always thought Madison Jefferies in the Box armor was cool.

estee

06-10-2005, 08:33 PM

I was thinking they need a magician as well, so Shaman is the best choice. I think Talisman was made a magician more or less against her will, so I don't think she is the right person for the job. Michael Twoyoungmen, however trained to be Shaman, much like Stephen Stange. He'd be the best choice.

And isn't Diamond Lil dead, along with Northstar? And isn't Aurora nuts?

jackalope

06-10-2005, 08:45 PM

I voted for Talisman, for several reasons. She is, AFAIK, not currently associated with any team. She weilds magic and has a lot of familiarity with magical threats. And finally, she's HOT. And seriously, the New Avengers are one member away from becoming a sausagefest.

milhouse123321

06-11-2005, 12:24 AM

Just had to get behind Sasquatch as he's my fav. AF member ever and is a really light hearted-yet serious kind of guy.

Red State Cap

06-11-2005, 01:31 AM

Alpha Flight hasn't graduated a lot of members to the Avengers so far. Which member of Alpha Flight would be the best fit for the team?
You forgot to include a "none of the above" choice.

RSC

o1pickleboy

06-11-2005, 01:57 AM

I look at the choices and first I though.
Sasquatch, but then I realized they already had alot of super strong guys.

Then I though Auora, Then realized that Warbird and Scarlet Witch already fills any role she could. Warbird matching in powers and Wanda matching the nutjob with a overprotective brother role.

Finally I too seen that the Avengers need magic. So I voted for Shaman the orginal Alpha Flight mystic.

XPac

06-11-2005, 10:34 AM

It would be funny if Aurora joined the team. Then you'd have two crazy woman and their over protective speedster brothers on the team. Throw in Sasquach and Wonderman, and you can add their over muscled ex-boyfriends to the equation to add to the drama. Or Box and Vision, if you want their robotic boyfriends instead.

Dr. Killbydeath

06-11-2005, 10:37 AM

Puck

The answer is always Puck.

damngary

06-11-2005, 10:38 AM

Sasquatch, to take the 'Furry' role that Beast used to fill. :D
I agree, Sasquatch fullfills the required 'Furry' character that should be in any Avengers group.

Doom Hammer

06-11-2005, 10:39 AM

XPac

06-11-2005, 10:57 AM

I'd say Northstar and Sasquatch have certainly earned their keep, and deserve a shot at a big-name team like the New Avengers. But Northstar's dead. (Well, actually un-dead). Anyway, before he died, he had the X-Men. And I liked him there.

So...

Sasquatch, bay-bay!

Hmmm... Wolvie did join the Avengers after being freed from Hydra's control. So I guess there is sort of a precident for Northstar joining them too now that I think about it (assuming he does get freed from Hydra's control and doesn't stay dead afterwards).

nubly

06-11-2005, 12:13 PM

you forgot some characters. i think these are all the past and present characters

Wolverine
Shaman
Snowbird
Saint Elmo
Smart Alec
Stitch
Groundhog
Guardian/Vindicator/Weapon Alpha
Aurora
Northstar
Sasquatch
Marrina
Puck
Vindicator II/Guardian II
Talisman
Box
Box IV
Persuasion/Purple Girl
Goblyn
Laura Dean
Diamond Lil
Windshear
Wild Child/Wild Heart/Weapon Omega
Nemesis II
Wyre
Sasquatch II
Radius
Flex
Murmur II
Guardian V
Manbot
Sunfire
Yukon Jack
Major Mappleleaf II
Puck II
Centennial

Cayman

06-11-2005, 12:28 PM

Yeah, I only had 10 maximum slots, so I stuck mostly with the Old Skool team.

Cay

Uncensored

06-11-2005, 01:45 PM

Never read Alpha Flight, so I don't know much about them. All I know is that Northstar is appearently gay.

PrimalScream

06-11-2005, 01:52 PM

yeah he is homosexual and a mutant.

tangentman

06-11-2005, 02:09 PM

Shaman seems like the best choice, since he could fill a slot not currently occupied by the New Avengers.

Powerhouse? Sentry
Sultry and kickass heroine? Spider-Woman
Feral Hero? Wolverine
Urban hero? Cage
National Symbol? Cap
Tech-hero? Iron Man
Smartass veteran? Spider-Man

Still, if not Michael, then Snowbird (resident demigoddess) or Sasquatch (brilliant strong man) would be good alternates. Talisman is powerful, but then again, you would fall into the "plot device power" already done with the Scarlet Witch, given how Elizabeth's powers work.

UniqueFrequency

06-11-2005, 08:53 PM

flex flex flex

he can take justice's place on the team as the inexperienced hero! i really liked him!

Jessica Drew

06-11-2005, 11:14 PM

After what happened with Wanda--and knowing Tony Stark's distrust/dislike of magic--I don't think that they'd pick either Talisman, Shaman, or Snowbird (who--at least formally--had no power unless on Canadian soil).

They need another woman, but Diamond Lil? Do they really need another former/supposed criminal? Nope. I don't think Heather Hudson would leave her crew (if it still is her crew...I haven't read any of the latest incarnations of AF). Aurora is almost as mentally unstable as Wanda is.

Sasquatch? Puck? How about both?

Nah. I like 'em all in Alpha Flight.

Will.S

06-11-2005, 11:22 PM

o1pickleboy

06-12-2005, 12:10 AM

yeah he is homosexual and a mutant.

Now only if his was a black woman too. Then he would be the ulitmate minority.

Dennis K

06-12-2005, 07:16 AM

At the risk of hurting anybody's feelings, none of them. None of the Alpha Flight characters are interesting enough (to me) to warrant them even being considered for a slot as an Avenger.

The Fury

06-12-2005, 07:16 AM

I really don't want to see any Alpha Flight members join the Avengers. It just doesn't make any sense unless Canada's superteam collaborated with the Avengers or they had some type of exchange program.
First, Wolverine's already a emmerb so one Alpha Flight emmebr is part of the Avengers.

also, the Avengers are not an American Team, they are the World's Mightiest Heroes. not America's, anyone should be allowed to join.

Will.S

06-13-2005, 12:24 AM

First, Wolverine's already a emmerb so one Alpha Flight emmebr is part of the Avengers.
That's like one person.

He didn't even stay as long there as he did with the X-Men. The man's been on just about every team.

also, the Avengers are not an American Team, they are the World's Mightiest Heroes. not America's, anyone should be allowed to join.
Right, but they are still based in NY. Alpha Flight does their own thing, Avengers do their thing.

XPac

06-13-2005, 09:33 AM

I really don't want to see any Alpha Flight members join the Avengers. It just doesn't make any sense unless Canada's superteam collaborated with the Avengers or they had some type of exchange program.

Well, it does make sense for Northstar at least. He's in a very similiar boat that Wolverine was in afterall... an Xmen brainwashed by Hydra. So it's not hard to imagine.

smoothjokes

06-13-2005, 03:09 PM

New Avengers have Wolverine (former Alpha Flight member). So we're good on this subject.

Yellow_Bastard

06-13-2005, 04:21 PM

Cayman

06-13-2005, 04:30 PM

wasn't james hudson vindicator not Heather? Besides that, I don't really see why the NEw Avengers would want anybody from Alpha Flight, they aren't very good and I think the NA could recruit soebody better like the hulk or thor

They both were Vindicator. James later changed his name to Guardian but he blew up and then Heather became Vindicator.

Cay

Ant-Man

06-13-2005, 04:42 PM

New Avengers have Wolverine (former Alpha Flight member). So we're good on this subject.

Yeah, but the poll is about Alpha Flight's crappy members only joining.

jackalope

06-13-2005, 05:03 PM

also, the Avengers are not an American Team, they are the World's Mightiest Heroes. not America's, anyone should be allowed to join.
When they say "World's Mightiest heroes", they mean "World" in the same way that the World Series of baseball means "World".

Frank

06-14-2005, 01:16 AM

I always felt Snowbird was an underrated character. She`s has a mix of alien/Indian heritage, has this cool animal morphing power that makes her loses it sometimes and she`s way hotter than Wanda! :D

The Fury

06-14-2005, 03:33 AM

When they say "World's Mightiest heroes", they mean "World" in the same way that the World Series of baseball means "World".
OH, right, so what America see's as the 'World'. ;)

Gotcha.

XPac

06-14-2005, 11:34 AM

I always felt Snowbird was an underrated character. She`s has a mix of alien/Indian heritage, has this cool animal morphing power that makes her loses it sometimes and she`s way hotter than Wanda! :D

Yeah, but she gets all jacked when she leaves Canada, so of all the potential candiates she'd easily be the worst Avenger. For it's pretty much Alpha Flight or nothing.

Frankly I'm confused why Snowbird is even around. Didn't her body become Saquaches or something.

ghostrider666

06-14-2005, 06:40 PM

I'll again vote the same way I did for an Inhuman, none of the above.

Ant-Man

06-14-2005, 06:42 PM

I'll again vote the same way I did for an Inhuman, none of the above.

Best vote so far.

DDM

06-14-2005, 06:50 PM

I always felt Snowbird was an underrated character. She`s has a mix of alien/Indian heritage, has this cool animal morphing power that makes her loses it sometimes and she`s way hotter than Wanda! :D

Snowbird is only "alien" in the sense that she is a demi-goddess: half mortal, half god. Her mother is the goddess of the Northern Lights. The Shaper used his spell to make Nelvanna appear beautiful since her original form made Snowbird's father fearful. Snowbird is a shapeshifter, she can fly, perceive past events, & has superhuman strength. Shaman made the mistake of making his spell to specific to Canada in order to bind her physical body to "reality". Therefore, when Snowbird left Canada's borders, she weakened near death. Snowbird is a demi-god in the same vain as Hercules is also a demi-god.

Gingold

06-15-2005, 12:46 PM

When they say "World's Mightiest heroes", they mean "World" in the same way that the World Series of baseball means "World".

Isn't it "EARTH's" Mightiest heroes? I'm pretty sure they mean the whole place. And hey, the Toronto Blue Jays won the World Series in '92 and '93.

Shellhead

06-15-2005, 01:48 PM

Isn't it "EARTH's" Mightiest heroes? I'm pretty sure they mean the whole place. And hey, the Toronto Blue Jays won the World Series in '92 and '93.

Some Avengers who are not Americans:

Thor (Asgardian)
Scarlet Witch (some kind of eastern european)
Quicksilver (some kind of eastern european)
Hercules (Olympian)
Black Widow (Russian)
Black Panther (Wakandan)
Mantis (Vietnamese)
Starfox (Titan)
Gilgamesh (Eternal)
Sub-Mariner (Atlantean)
Wolverine (Canadian)

jackalope

06-15-2005, 05:16 PM

Isn't it "EARTH's" Mightiest heroes? I'm pretty sure they mean the whole place. And hey, the Toronto Blue Jays won the World Series in '92 and '93.
I was kidding. ;)

jackalope

06-15-2005, 05:18 PM

Some Avengers who are not Americans:
Starfox (Titan)
Gilgamesh (Eternal)
Those guys aren't even from Earth. What's up with that? How can a bunch of aliens be Earth's mightiest heroes?

o1pickleboy

06-20-2005, 03:01 AM

Those guys aren't even from Earth. What's up with that? How can a bunch of aliens be Earth's mightiest heroes?

How can the JLA, be the Justice League of America with 2 aliens. A king of a foriegn nation and an Ambassor from another.

o1pickleboy

06-20-2005, 03:02 AM

Some Avengers who are not Americans:

Thor (Asgardian)
Scarlet Witch (some kind of eastern european)
Quicksilver (some kind of eastern european)
Hercules (Olympian)
Black Widow (Russian)
Black Panther (Wakandan)
Mantis (Vietnamese)
Starfox (Titan)
Gilgamesh (Eternal)
Sub-Mariner (Atlantean)
Wolverine (Canadian)

You forgot Captain Britain